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In This Issue September/October 2014 In This Issue Features 2 WBA Honors Women Who Stand Together at Stars of the Bar 2 Boston 2014: News from the NCWBA and ABA Commission on Women Annual Meetings 5 By Laura Possessky, Partner, Gura & Possessky, PLLC; WBA Past President Whistleblowers Encounter Muddled Waters In Search Of Dodd-Frank Anti-Retaliation Protection 6 By Anna E. Kwidzinski, Legal Editor, Bloomberg BNA; Editor, Raising the Bar Summer 2014 Sees Introduction of Numerous Women’s Health Bills 8 By Cathy Pagano, Senior Government Relations Representative, U.S. Postal Service; Co-Chair, Energy and Environmental Law Forum & Government Attorneys Forum Deciding on Child Care for your Family: Au Pair and Nanny Pros and Cons 9 By Jamie Finch, Balanced Work Life Solutions President’s Column 11 By Suzanne Reifman, WBA President WBA Foundation 12 WBA Foundation President’s Letter 12 By Nancy A. Long, WBAF President WBA Foundation Donors 12 Founder’s Fellow: My Work at Neighborhood Legal Services Program 13 A Personal Essay by Maria J. Maldonado, Howard University School of Law Committee & Forum Highlights 14 Women in the Judiciary in the Muslim World 14 By Nausheen Hassan, Co-Chair, WBA International Law Forum Career Development Committee: Sending You Greetings and Seeking Your Input! 16 By Anne E. Collier, MPP, JD, PCC, Principal, Arudia Mentor Center: News and Views from the Mentoring Committee 17 By Shannon Beebe, Co-chair, Mentoring Committee International Law Forum Happy Hour 18 Member News 18 Mulkey Finalist for Magistrate Judge 18 Firms Named to Healthiest Places to Work 18 Murphy Joins White & Case 18 Willis Featured in Female Powerbrokers Q&A 18 Welcome New Members 18 Upcoming Events 19 WBA Committees & Forums 19 Raising the Bar Editorial Board Cynthia Hemphill Sonali Khadilkar Anna E. Kwidzinski Tiffany Wynn Staff Liaison: Trow & Rahal, P.C. Khadilkar Law PLLC Bloomberg BNA Crowell & Moring LLP Carol Montoya, CAE [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Raising the Bar Newsletter September/October 2014 Features WBA Honors Women Who Stand Together at Stars of the Bar Stars of the Bar launches the WBA’s fall season and is a highlight of our program year. A no-cost networking event, there were almost 300 attorneys, judges, law students, and other leaders from the DC legal community in attendance. During the networking reception, attendees had an opportunity to meet and talk with WBA and WBA Foundation leaders; to learn about the WBA’s programs, services, and benefits; to find out how they can become more involved; and to meet with WBA Foundation members to learn about their grantees and how they can leverage their contribution with that of others for a greater impact. This bar year’s theme is Standing Together: whether you are just starting your law career or have been practicing for many years, the WBA is here for you. Whether you work in Miri Joo U.S. Environmental Protection Agency & Angela a large or small law firm or work in government, nonprofit Colamaria U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office or in-house, the WBA is here for you. The 2014 Stars of the Bar recipients were chosen because they embody the Standing Together theme and have shown a commitment furthering the advancement of women in the profession. The following women were recognized during a brief ceremony at the event: • Honorable Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals • Mary Reding Smith, President, Military Spouse JD Network • Leslie T. Thornton, Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, WGL Holdings, Inc. and Washington Gas Light Company Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby was nominated by President George W. Bush to the DC Court of Appeals l-r: Ashley Ludovicy, Hilary Gordon, and Kari-lynn in August 2006. She chairs the DC Courts’ Standing Wenciker of the Military Spouse JD Network Committee on Fairness and Access, serves as Co-Chair of DC’s Access to Justice Commission, is President of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ), and serves as Chair of the Board of Managerial Trustees for the International Association of Women Judges. Prior to her appointment to the DC Court of Appeals, Judge Blackburne-Rigsby was nominated by President Clinton to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and served from 2000-2006. She previously served as a Magistrate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1995-2000. Judge Blackburne-Rigsby’s volunteer and community service is extensive. She has served on the DC Rape Crisis Board, is the former President of the Washington, DC Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., is a member of the Washington, DC Chapter of l-r: Nancy Combs; Debrah Farnell, DKM the Links, Inc., and is a lifelong member of the NAACP. Planners Inc.; Anne Collier, Arudia 2 Raising the Bar Newsletter September/October 2014 “Supporting each other as women lawyers, women professionals, women colleagues, women friends, is not a debatable to me – we owe it to each other,” said Ms. Thornton. “We owe it to ourselves. We owe it the world. While the calendar says 2014, statistics in almost every significant societal segment show that we still lag – in law partnership ranks, on the bench, in C-suites, on corporate boards, in football franchises. So what the WBA does so well is critical to continue. You’ve demonstrated your support for the WBA by being here this evening -- keep it up!” Mary Reding is the founder of the Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN), a bar association for attorneys married to service-members. After founding the MSJDN in 2011, Ms. Reding worked tirelessly to support her fellow military Dionne Lomax, Mintz Levin & Christina spouse attorneys. As President, she grew MSJDN from two Gervasi, U.S. Court of Federal Claims members in Summer 2011 to over 1,000 in 2014, meeting hundreds of members in person along the way for coffee and In her remarks, Judge Blackburne-Rigsby discussed her work mentorship. Ms. Reding has travelled far and wide to petition as NAWJ’s President, where she chose as her theme, Ensuring state licensing authorities to change rules to make it easier for Access to Justice for All. “My goal has always been to ensure military spouses to maintain a legal career. She made sure that equal access to justice and fairness for all individuals who come into contact with the legal justice system,” she said. Leslie T. Thornton has been Vice President and General Counsel of WGL Holdings, Inc. and Washington Gas Light Company since January 2012, having joined that company as Counsel to the Chairman in November 2011. She is responsible for developing, coordinating, and providing legal advice and counsel to WGL and all its subsidiaries on matters including, but not limited to, litigation, regulatory affairs, business transactions, employment and labor law, employee benefits issues, ethics, compliance, and cyber-threats/cyber-security, among others. At the chairman’s request, Ms. Thornton also serves on WGL’s Strategy Council, Risk Management Committee, Anti- Fraud Committee, and SOX Management Committee. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Thornton served as a Brett Mather and Rob Rafie of Esquire Deposition partner with Dickstein Shapiro LLP in Washington, DC Solutions flank Alyse Constantinide from 2004 until 2011 and as a partner with Patton Boggs, LLP from 2000 to 2004. Beginning with the Presidential Transition of 1992 and until 2000, Ms. Thornton worked with U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, first as Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor, and then as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education. She was selected by the White House in 1995 to serve on the President’s White House Budget Working Group when the government shut down, and in 1996 she served in a senior role on President Clinton’s presidential debate team. Since 2005 Ms. Thornton has been a member of the board of directors of Career Education Corporation, a publicly traded company, where she is Chair of the Compliance Committee and a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee. She has recently co-authored a treatise chapter on privacy and security in the 2013 Thomson Reuters/West Law series entitled Successful Agata Pelka National Women’s Law Center & Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel. Jamille Fields National Health Law Program 3 Raising the Bar Newsletter September/October 2014 national legal organizations like the American Bar Association and the Conference of Chief Justices knew the stories and sacrifices of military spouse attorneys. She built relationships with leading military non-profits like the Military Officers Association of America and the National Military Family Association to connect and support more military spouses. MSJDN has grown to include pro bono support for military widows and their families through a partnership with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors. In her professional career, Ms. Reding is a Senior Advisor on financial policy for the U.S. Government. Ms. Reding shared her experiences with the crowd: “As an attorney, my days are spent like many of you, working Almost 300 attendees joined the WBA in to find solutions to large issues facing this country. While honoring our Stars of the Bar. my days are spent at a desk, my life is spent as a member of the most incredible community on earth – the United States military.… Since graduating from law school, I have moved seven times, typical of military families which move, on average, every 2-3 years, often to posts overseas. Due to these frequent moves, military spouses have a 26% unemployment rate and a 25% wage gap compared to their civilian counterparts. Our spouses are deployed—many are in combat—as we take bar exams, apply for jobs, and practice law.
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